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51.89583, -1.51632
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 165m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +138 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +138 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Hazel, Hogweed +16 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 756 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 756 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 449 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 449 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 430 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 430 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane restricted byway · 2.5 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 2.5 km Surface earth Path type: track
Show on map Photos Chadlington, St. Nicholas Church: Bishop head stop
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Wildlife to spot
3,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,914 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hawfinch · Swallow · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin +41
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Natterer's Bat · Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Forked Veilwort · Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Red Dead-nettle +6
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2022 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2022 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dandelion Taraxacum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,914 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hawfinch · Swallow · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin +41
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Natterer's Bat · Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Forked Veilwort · Lesser Celandine · Dandelion · Red Dead-nettle +6
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2022 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2022 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dandelion Taraxacum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2022
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2022
Empis livida Empis livida2022
Empis livida Empis livida2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2022 Cowslip
Cowslip
Primula veris
Primula veris
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2022
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2022
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2022
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2022
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2022
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2022
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2022
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2022 